At the request of the Ministry of Labour, the British Columbia Law Institute will undertake a project to conduct legal research and analysis in relation to workplace dispute resolution mechanisms in British Columbia.

The project rests on the premise that BC workplaces have evolved significantly, in respect of both the types of employer-employee relationships and the nature of conflicts arising within the workplace. The BCLI’s mandate includes the conduct of an international review of workplace conflict resolution approaches and an investigation of the range of labour and employment conflict resolution systems in operation in other parts of Canada and in selected other countries. The strengths and weaknesses of various approaches will be highlighted.